Introduction

Do you frequently need verification steps like email confirmation, captchas, or phone validation, or do your scrapers keep getting blocked? You’re not alone, so don’t worry! Using subpar proxies or making excessive API calls are just two of the many causes of these problems.

But don’t worry! This post will teach you how to maintain your scrapers’ smooth operation and efficiency. By following our easy steps, you can greatly expand the volume of API calls your scrapers can make while maintaining the functionality and activity of your accounts. Let’s optimize your scrapers so they may perform at their best without any more hassles or interruptions!

Preparation: Warming Your Accounts Up

Following these guidelines is essential to effectively warm up your scrapers after you’ve added them to the SOCIAL PROFILES view:

1. Let 24 hours pass: After adding the accounts, stop and give them a full day to rest before proceeding to the following stages.

2. Set up API Limits and Delays: It’s crucial to configure the API Limits and Delays in your scrapers’ Advanced Profile Settings before moving the accounts from STOPPED to VALID state. The number of API calls your scrapers can make in a given hour and day is controlled by these variables. See this guide to find out more about these choices.

Because every account has different constraints on how many API calls it can make in a given amount of time, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all guideline for these parameters. Experimenting with various API Limits and Delays is crucial to determining the optimal settings for your accounts.

Three distinct options that we examined generally function well for newly formed accounts. The following are these settings:

Settings 1: 

Settings 2: 

Settings 3: 

Gradually Increasing API calls for Scraper Accounts
The operation of scraper accounts depends heavily on API requests. Effectively configuring these accounts’ API call behavior is crucial to ensuring their seamless operation. This is how it operates:

• Begin with Fewer API Calls: The account is initially set up to make a restricted quantity of API calls. By taking this conservative approach, Instagram’s spam detection technology is less likely to discover any unexpected spikes in activity.
• Gradual Increase Over Time: The quantity of API calls steadily rises as the days and hours go by. The scraping accounts will warm up steadily thanks to this gradual expansion. They begin to increase activity and access without overburdening Instagram’s systems.
• Reaching the Target Number of API Calls: Until the account meets a pre-established threshold for API calls, the increase is made gradually. In order to achieve the ideal balance between effective data extraction and preventing account detection, this goal number was carefully selected.

We can successfully “warm up” the scraper accounts by putting this method of steady increase into practice. This entails getting them ready to manage additional API requests in the future without raising any red flags with Instagram’s algorithms. This method of warming up the accounts is a wise and careful move that will guarantee your scraper accounts last longer and be more productive.

NOTE: Be aware that your scrapers may encounter delays more frequently when your primary accounts execute more tasks. In these situations, adding more scrapers is preferable than raising API Limits and Delays because the latter may put undue load on your scrapers and reduce their longevity. Maintaining your scrapers for as long as feasible is crucial, particularly when determining the ideal API Limits and Delays for your configuration.

3. Additional Helpful Settings:

• Partial API Emulation: Compared to full API calls, partial API emulation uses fewer API calls, so it’s worth considering. While it may result in more verifications, it usually performs better. To see the outcomes, we recommend testing it on a few of your scrapers.
• Use the API to Perform Random Actions: Turn on this feature to allow your account to randomly follow, unfollow, and like posts. This lessens the likelihood that Instagram will flag your account as spam by simulating human behavior and making it seem like a typical user. It can also be used to publish content such as stories and regular posts.
• Delay for Proxy Issues: Your primary accounts may begin to receive “no more results found” errors if your proxies stop working and your scrapers display a VALID status. The proxies utilized by the scrapers are down, which can lead you to believe that there is a problem with your primary accounts. We advise selecting the “Delay the account while the proxy is down” option to prevent this confusion.

Reaching the Finish Line: Making the Most of Your Accounts

The key aim is to maximize the longevity of your scraper accounts. However, as time goes on, these scrapers may encounter verification challenges such as email verification, phone validation, or captchas. Handling these verifications manually can be time-consuming and challenging to monitor consistently.

To simplify the process, it’s essential to set up the tool to handle verifications automatically. To do this, check the options below: